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To: jlallen who wrote (688001)	6/28/2005 2:55:20 PM
From: sea_biscuit	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

Duh! I don't have to be the same person, idiot!

To: jlallen who wrote (688001)	6/28/2005 2:57:20 PM
From: sea_biscuit	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

And while you were praising Effingman, he and Dumbya (and you) have gotten another two US soldiers killed : 28-Jun-2005 2 \| US: 2 \| UK: 0 \| Other: 0 US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Balad (near) [Salah ad Din Prov.] Hostile - hostile fire - suicide car bomb US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Tikrit (W of) [Salah ad Din Prov.] Hostile - hostile fire - car bomb Your combined toll for June 05 : 77

To: jlallen who wrote (688001)	6/28/2005 3:21:58 PM
From: sea_biscuit	Respond to of 769670

Iraq : Then and now Average daily attacks by insurgents Pre-war March 2003: 0 Handover June 2004: 45 Now: 70 Analysis: Figures should be viewed with caution because US military often does not record attacks if there are no American casualties. Total number of coalition troops killed Pre-war March 2003: 0 Handover June 2004: 982 Now: 1,930 Analysis: Number of US troops killed increased sharply during Fallujah fighting in April and November 2004. Iraqi civilians killed Pre-war March 2003: n/a Handover June 2004: 10,000 Now: 60,800 (includes 23,000 crime-related deaths) Analysis: Estimates of Iraqi civilian deaths have varied widely because the US military does not count them. Electricity supply (megawatts generated) Pre-war March 2003: 3,958 Handover June 2004: 4,293 Now: 4,035 Analysis: Coalition is way behind its goal of providing 6,000 megawatts by July 2004. Most Iraqis do not have a reliable electricity supply. Unemployed Pre-war March 2003: n/a Handover June 2004: 40% Now: 40% Analysis: More than a third of young people are unemployed, a cause for social unrest. Many security men stay home, except on payday. Telephones Pre-war March 2003: 833,000 (landlines only) Handover June 2004: 1.2m (includes mobiles) Now: 3.1m Analysis: Landlines are extremely unreliable and mobile phone system could be improved. Primary school access Pre-war March 2003: 3.6m Handover June 2004: 4.3m Now: n/a Analysis: 83 per cent of boys and 79 per cent of girls in primary schools. But figures mask declining literacy and failure rate. Oil production (barrels a day) Pre-war March 2003: 2.5m Handover June 2004: 2.29m Now: 2.20m Analysis: Sustainability of Iraqi oilfields has been jeopardised to boost output. Oil facilities regularly targeted by insurgents.